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S. B. LADD. Barrel Head'Fastening.

No. 238,790. Patented March 15, I881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STORY B. LADD, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BARREL-HEAD FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,790, dated March15, 1881.

Application filed February 13, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STORY B. LADD, of Washington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings for Barrel-Heads and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of the present invention is to furnish a simple, cheap, andeffective fastening device for barrel-heads, which can be easilyinserted between the barrel-body and the head for the purpose of firmlysecuring the latter. and which can be removed without requiring thehoops to be loosened.

In the drawings, Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, illustrate different formsof the fastening. Fig. 6 is a vertical section illustrating the mannerof inserting the head and applying the fastening shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 7is a vertical section showing a barrel-head closed and secured by thefastening illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of abarrel-head closed and fastened by the device shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 9 isa vertical section showing the manner of applying the fastening shown inFig. 5. Fig. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the fastening shownin Fig. 2 closed down upon the barrel-head.

A A are the side segments of an ordinary barrel-head, and B B are thehalves of the middle straight section.

0 is the cleat nailed or fastened to the section. B, and made so as toreach almost to the outer end of the section B. In Fig. 7'the ointbetween the sections B B is beveled so I 7 that the sections maymutually support each other, or it may be arabbet-joint for the samepurpose, previously stated. In Fig. 6 the joint between the sections B Bis shown as a square butt-joint, and the joints between the sections B Band A A is rabbeted.

The fastening may be made of either wire or sheet metal. The lower part,D, of the fastening is bent so as to form a shoulder, which projectsunder the part B of the barrelhead.

E is the arm or prong which is bent down over the cleat 0, and there maybe but one prong, or two, as shown in Fig. 4.

The hook F is for the purpose of suspending the fastening from the chineof the barrel while the head is being inserted, and it also holds theshoulder D against the under side of the head while the arm E is beinghammered down. In the form of a double fastening shown by Fig. 2 thehook F is also a prong, and after the prong E is bent down the hook F isbent over also.

The form of fastening shown by Fig. 5 is not intended to be hung fromthe chine of the barrel, but it is attached to the edge of the section Bof the barrel-head by slipping the edge of the head between the shoulderD and the point F, or by jamming the point F into the edge of the head,while the extension G bears against the side of the barrel below thehead and holds the shoulder D up against the under side of the head.

The fastenings fashioned from sheet metal are preferably made so thatthe shank will present its edge to the end of the barrel-head, and it iscrowded into the head when the head is closed; but they can be made with'the side toward the head, and it will then be pressed into the groovewhen the head is closed. The wire fastening can have the shank at thepoint where it comes opposite the head flattened, with a knife-edgetoward the head, for the same purpose.

To open the head the prongs E are first pried up, then the cleat O israised, and the sections of the head are easily removed.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as my own, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A barrel-head fastening having a bottom shoulder, a support forholding said fastening while the head is being inserted, and one or moreprongs capable of being bent over or driven into the top of abarrel-head, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a barrel and barrel-head, of a fastening devicehaving a prong or shoulder which engages with the barrelhead, and one ormore prongs or spurs extending above the head and capable of being bentover or driven into the top of said head, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

STORY B. LADD.

Witnesses:

RUTLEDGE WILLSON, I J. B. GREENWELL.

